Sky Bet Sunday Series Middle Distance Handicap – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

17:15

Sky Bet Sunday Series Middle Distance Handicap

Date 2023-04-30

Distance 1m4f104y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £15,462

Winning Time 2m 50.52s (slow by 13.52s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fairmac (GB) Franny Norton · Charlie Johnston	11/1	Won
2nd	Ravenscraig Castle (GB) Andrew Mullen · Iain Jardine	11/1	2.5
3rd	Notimeforanother (IRE) Billy Garritty · Keith Dalgleish	15/2	0.3
4th	Glasses Up (USA) Paddy Mathers · R Mike Smith	28/1	4.75
5th	Angels Landing (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Ian Williams	14/1	0.3
6th	Real Terms (GB) Oliver Stammers · Grant Tuer	18/1	.75
7th	Arrange (IRE) David Nolan · Martin Todhunter	9/1	4.75
8th	A La Francaise (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	11/1	4.75
9th	Alpine Stroll (GB) Pierre-Louis Jamin · Ed de Giles	11/1	.5
10th	Heights Of Abraham (IRE) Shane Gray · Keith Dalgleish	11/1	4
11th	Dark Mystery (IRE) Ben Curtis · B F Brookhouse	7/1F	6.5
12th	Active Duty (FR) Connor Beasley · Ben Pauling	9/1	14
13th	Knightswood (IRE) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	8/1	9.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Muzaffar (GB) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	15/2

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
11 (8)	Dark Mystery Bay J:Ben Curtis T:B F Brookhouse	J:Ben Curtis T:B F Brookhouse	130	t	02154-	72	88	81	—	—	—	+5	14.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Returns to action having had wind surgery and he's on a competitive mark; not ruled out
1 (4)	Notimeforanother Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Keith Dalgleish	J:Billy Garritty T:Keith Dalgleish	138	—	7-141	80	87	-	30d	—	—	0	10.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Now 2-4 on the Flat and could be just the type to continue to improve; player
4 (1)	Arrange Grey J:David Nolan T:Martin Todhunter	J:David Nolan T:Martin Todhunter	137	—	24132-	79	88	79	227d	—	—	+13	23	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won over C&D last August on sole course start; could play a leading role if fully tuned up
7 (14)	Muzaffar Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	135	p	0-2130	77	92	-	23d	—	—	0	9.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Beaten in AW handicaps the last twice but remains lightly raced and now gets headgear
2 (10)	Ravenscraig Castle Grey J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	138	p	54960-	80	94	67	254d	—	—	+1	9.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Return to form needed but he's dropped down the weights and has a good record when fresh
12 (2)	A La Francaise Chestnut J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	129	—	64319-	71	84	67	205d	—	—	+7	16.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Tough task to end last season but steady improvement for new yard previously
6 (11)	Knightswood Chestnut J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	137	—	65247-	79	94	79	150d	—	—	+3	12.3	2.50/1	11 9%
Didn't progress in 3yo campaign but might now kick on having been gelded
10 (13)	Alpine Stroll Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin(3) T:Ed De Giles	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin(3) T:Ed De Giles	133	b	034-03	75	89	78	23d	—	—	+1	8.4	2.50/1	11 9%
Two wins last summer over 1m6f/2m but he may prefer a longer trip than this
9 (7)	Active Duty Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Ben Pauling	J:Connor Beasley T:Ben Pauling	134	—	9842-2	76	92	79	20d	—	—	+6	13.7	2.50/1	11 9%
Respectable run when back on the Flat three weeks ago and he's not ruled out
8 (3)	Fairmac Grey J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	134	b	723-40	76	93	83	23d	—	—	+1	8.6	3.25/1	14 7%
Down the field last time but yard's horses can swiftly bounce back to form; on handy mark
3 (5)	Heights Of Abraham Bay J:Shane Gray T:Keith Dalgleish	J:Shane Gray T:Keith Dalgleish	138	—	09762-	80	89	81	225d	—	—	+8	14.2	2.75/1	12 8%
Short-head second of 15 at Ayr last September; bang there if reappearing in similar form
14 (12)	Angels Landing Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Ian Williams	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Ian Williams	128	t	4268-2	70	88	78	17d	—	—	+5	11.9	2.50/1	11 9%
Returned from wind op with good second at Chelmsford this month and she's a possible
5 (9)	Real Terms Bay J:Oliver Stammers(3) T:Grant Tuer	J:Oliver Stammers(3) T:Grant Tuer	137	—	61336-	79	89	75	170d	—	—	+11	14.9	6.00/1	25 4%
3 wins last year; further improvement can't be ruled out but it's needed on reappearance
13 (6)	Glasses Up Chestnut J:Paddy Mathers T:R Mike Smith	J:Paddy Mathers T:R Mike Smith	128	—	4597-7	70	92	76	22d	—	—	+3	5.8	8.00/1	33 3%
Return to form needed but the reduced mark and step back up in trip are positives

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Dark Mystery	8	17/2	7/1	15/2	15/2
Notimeforanother	7	13/2	6	6	7
Arrange	8	8	15/2	15/2	15/2
Muzaffar	17/2	17/2	7/1	8	8
Ravenscraig Castle	9	9	17/2	9	9
A La Francaise	9	9	15/2	8	17/2
Knightswood	11	10	15/2	9	9
Alpine Stroll	11	11	11	11	11
Active Duty	11	11	10	10	10
Fairmac	14	12	9	11	11
Heights Of Abraham	12	12	12	12	12
Angels Landing	11	11	10	11	11
Real Terms	25	22	20	22	22
Glasses Up	33	33	25	28	33

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Arrange

OR: 7.3 Form: 13.1 Odds: 2.7

15/2

2nd

A La Francaise

16.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

3rd

Real Terms

14.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 6.6 Odds: 1.1

Dark Mystery

14.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Heights Of Abraham

14.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

Active Duty

13.7

OR: 6.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

Knightswood

12.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.5

Angels Landing

11.9

OR: 5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

Notimeforanother

10.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Ravenscraig Castle

9.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Muzaffar

9.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Fairmac

8.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Alpine Stroll

8.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Glasses Up

5.8

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Notimeforanother	80	87	—
Ravenscraig Castle	80	94	67
Heights Of Abraham	80	89	81
Arrange	79	88	79
Knightswood	79	94	79
Real Terms	79	89	75
Muzaffar	77	92	—
Active Duty	76	92	79
Fairmac	76	93	83
Alpine Stroll	75	89	78
Dark Mystery	72	88	81
A La Francaise	71	84	67
Angels Landing	70	88	78
Glasses Up	70	92	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Angels Landing	17d ago	Fit
Active Duty	20d ago	Fit
Glasses Up	22d ago	Fit
Muzaffar	23d ago	Fit
Alpine Stroll	23d ago	Fit
Fairmac	23d ago	Fit
Notimeforanother	30d ago	Fit
Knightswood	150d ago	Long break
Real Terms	170d ago	Long break
A La Francaise	205d ago	Long break
Heights Of Abraham	225d ago	Long break
Arrange	227d ago	Long break
Ravenscraig Castle	254d ago	Long break
Dark Mystery	—	—